Trump’s Confrontation of South Africa’s President Derails Effort to Cool Tensions (Mariel Ferragamo – Council of Foreign Relations)

The conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office Wednesday was meant to smooth over tensions between the two leaders’ countries. It appeared to begin cordially enough. Ramaphosa thanked Trump for providing his country with respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic, introduced some of South Africa’s famous golfers, and presented Trump with a book on his beloved pastime.

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